France: a lawyer's view on female circumcision performed among immigrants.
Newsl Inter Afr Comm Tradit Pract Affect Health Women Child
; (9): 8-9, 1990 May.
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ABSTRACT
PIP Everyone agrees that female circumcision should not be done. Africans, however, have imported this custom to France. African parents who circumcise their children in France have been brought to court, since this is against the French Penal Code. People are shocked to see these parents being prosecuted, because, they are only following their cultural traditions. Innocent children must be defended against this cruel tradition. In 2 recent cases, the Criminal Court imposed sentences of 3 years imprisonment, suspended. In the future, penalties will probably be more severe. The Paris-based Group for the Abolition of Sexual Mutilation, which is affiliated with the Inter-African Committee, does information and sensitization work against female circumcision among French immigrants.^ieng
Palabras clave
Africa; Child Abuse; Crime; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Europe; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Female Genital Mutilation--legal aspects; Foreigners; France; Health; Health Services; International Migration; Jurisprudence; Medicine; Medicine, Traditional; Mediterranean Countries; Migration; Nationality; Parents; Philosophical Overview; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Social Problems; Western Europe
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Padres
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Filosofía
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Maltrato a los Niños
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Emigración e Inmigración
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Jurisprudencia
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Medicina Tradicional
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Newsl Inter Afr Comm Tradit Pract Affect Health Women Child
Año:
1990
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Article